Each week, The New York Times takes a look at houses you can buy around the country for a set price. A recent comparison pitted a 1931 brick cottage in Charleston against a 1930 Craftsman in Denver and a 1916 Colonial Revival in Detroit, each listed at the time for around $1.3 million.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom house in West Ashley’s Old Windermere neighborhood sits on 0.2 acres and spans 1,775 square feet. The listing at 23 Stocker Drive, sold by Lyles Geer with William Means Real Estate , clocked in at more than $700 a square foot.
Geer said the Times found the property through its own search and featured the house probably because it’s a “picture perfect cottage.”
Up north, the Detroit estate sits on 1.3 acres with 7,291 square-feet of livable space with six bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. The price equates to $171 a square foot.
The Denver property sits somewhere in between, with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and roughly 2,508 square feet — or $518 a square foot.
Of the nearly 700 people who commented, most gravitated to the Detroit house for its size and price, its similarity to something out of “The Great Gatsby” and its proximity to Ontario and the Great Lakes.
Geer said the price for the South Carolina cottage is worth it for what you get — and for “Charleston standards.”
“It’s very walkable to South Windermere — a three-minute walk — which is full of shops, dining and grocery,” he said. “Not to mention it’s a five-minute drive to downtown and also a very residential neighborhood with lots of families, a diverse group of people and a neighborhood where people really know each other.”
Earlier this year, NYT compared another South Carolina home for $950,000 with two others, one in Colorado and one in Connecticut.
The kitchen of a residence at Creekside on Folly Road.
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Along the water
The first completed townhomes at Creekside on James Island are now available for purchase.
The boutique community features 10 luxury townhomes split among two buildings. Prices start at $1.5 million.
New Leaf Builders is constructing the marshfront community that sits along Folly Road, while Carolina One New Homes is exclusively selling the residences.
Townhomes span 2,112 square feet with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and a private garage level with 290 additional square feet of conditioned space — all accessible by a personal elevator.
A model home is open for touring.
We’re full
The McCall Center, a 52,480-square-foot shopping center near Tanger Outlets in North Charleston, has reached 100 percent occupancy.
Located at 5070 International Blvd., the retail plaza is home to a Starbucks, Panera Bread, a Concentra walk-in-clinic that replaced the former Mr. K’s bookstore, and more.
The center has 225 onsite parking spaces and is walkable to nearby hotels and Tanger Outlets’ shopping and restaurants.
NAI of Charleston represented the property’s ownership, Q and M Investments, LLC, throughout the leasing process.
Q and M purchased the property for $3.8 million in 2025, according to county records.
Heading west
A design studio is moving its headquarters from downtown Charleston to West Ashley after leasing a new space.
Amelia Kearney of Amelia Interiors has leased a 4,168-square-foot freestanding building at 422 Savannah Highway.
NAI Charleston represented the tenant, while Meyer Kapp & Associates represented the landlord.
Amelia Interiors is making the move after outgrowing its downtown space, according to a news release.
The property was previously a floral and interior design studio, but will now include Kearney’s interior design studio and her home store, Palmetta.
“We couldn’t be happier with the outcome and are excited about what this new space means for the continued growth of Amelia Interiors and Palmetta,” Kearney said. “Bringing so many aspects of our business together under one roof is an exciting next chapter, and we can’t wait to see what’s ahead.”